Problems when moving dimensions
Problems when moving dimensions
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Does anyone ever had problems when moving dimensions (drawing mode),balloons,etc?
I´m doing a drawing and adding some dimensions, BOM´s and ballons. When i move a balloon or a dimension, i must wait about 3 minutes (sometimes even more), for that dimension to apear where i moved it. The drawing freezes and all i can do is wait.. Honestly,i´m getting REALLY anoyed with pro-e!
This makes me a bit sad because i understand the capabilities of this software but its just to weird to work and it has inumerous amount of bugs that are not even patterned...i mean, everything you do can cause a crash that will cost you big time...
I don´t understand how PTC is capable of releasing a software full of bugs and several times more expensive than other CAD softwares!!
Im glad i started within the CAD industry with other softwares like solidworks and inventor... if i had started with pro-e maybe i would think twice about beeing a designer...
Go sk8!! Have fun!!
I´m doing a drawing and adding some dimensions, BOM´s and ballons. When i move a balloon or a dimension, i must wait about 3 minutes (sometimes even more), for that dimension to apear where i moved it. The drawing freezes and all i can do is wait.. Honestly,i´m getting REALLY anoyed with pro-e!
This makes me a bit sad because i understand the capabilities of this software but its just to weird to work and it has inumerous amount of bugs that are not even patterned...i mean, everything you do can cause a crash that will cost you big time...
I don´t understand how PTC is capable of releasing a software full of bugs and several times more expensive than other CAD softwares!!
Im glad i started within the CAD industry with other softwares like solidworks and inventor... if i had started with pro-e maybe i would think twice about beeing a designer...
Go sk8!! Have fun!!





RE: Problems when moving dimensions
Have you considered the idea that it may just be your install which has the problem? It could be a bad install, or network, or AV, or graphics card/driver issue.
Similar rants have been made by users in the SolidWorks, Solid Edge and other forums. Almost always the problem turns out to be their computer setup.
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
There are a lot of vraiabales that can cause this.
There is also a config.pro option that delays drawing updates. Learn/study the config.pro settings as they can make or break you functional Pro/E is for you.
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RE: Problems when moving dimensions
I have none of the problems you describe, nor have I ever seen any of them, but we always use certified hardware.
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
Your dimension may also be snapping to drawing grid which would make movements choppy.
Michael
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
I am not sure I understand what you are saying.
If you are talking about import / export. Then you probably need to export via a different csys to "flip" the part @ the time of export.
If you are talking about the display of a part on a drawing that is something that is easy to fix.
If you are talking about sketch view direction, then that is an easy fix also.
99% of the problems folks complain about regarding ProE are not "problems", it is a condition where the user lacks the training to extract the functionality from the program that is desired.
Best regards,
Sean
RE: Problems when moving dimensions
"Does anyone ever had problems when moving dimensions (drawing mode),balloons,etc? I´m doing a drawing and adding some dimensions, BOM´s and ballons. When i move a balloon or a dimension, i must wait about 3 minutes (sometimes even more), for that dimension to apear where i moved it. The drawing freezes and all i can do is wait.. Honestly,i´m getting REALLY anoyed with pro-e!"
Response:
I had the same exact problem, just figured out what it was! I have a Nvidia Quadro FX 1700, and it turned out to be something wrong with the video card hardware, more specifically, the primary display port. I realized that I had no trouble moving dimensions/balloons on my secondary display that was plugged into the secondary display port on the video card. I switched the monitors WRT the display ports on the video card, moved the windows task bar and switched the primary display in the display settings. Now pro-e works like it should. I only use the second display for email/internet and that works just fine for now...
Hope this helps.
Brett